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Chelsea boss Conte hails 2-goal Hazard: I hated facing attackers like him when I played

Chelsea boss Antonio Conte hailed two-goal Eden Hazard after their 4-0 thrashing of West Brom.

Hazard scored twice, with Alvaro Morata and Marcos Alonso also on target in a comprehensive 4-0 victory for Conte's side.

Conte said: "Today Eden played very well and I think he showed great patience despite some situations which were very strong. I was a player and I understand when you play against these type of players it's very difficult to stop them and sometimes you try to find a different way.

"Now he has to continue in this way, he's 100 per cent fit and he's enjoying his football with us which is important.

"This season we started with a lot of problems, Hazard was one of them because he didn't work during pre-season after surgery. Then he started to play with us after a few games.

"Today the starting 11 was the same as against United. We played well in that game and we did again today but don't forget we have to play a lot of games in a few days, so I need all of my players."

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